Students Funded by HSS Dean’s Fund to Travel Abroad in the Summer

The summer experience for any College of Charleston student is different. Students are scattered throughout the state, the country, and even the nation taking classes and internships, visiting areas on vacation, or just laying low at home before the fall semester...

Alumus Working to Improve Patients’ Relationships With Food

J. Casey Martin ’07 certainly knows what it is like to live in a city with tempting, delicious (read: unhealthy) southern food. Before returning to his hometown of New Orleans, LA, Martin — a therapist who specializes in eating disorders and weight...

Human Memory Expert Explores the Brian Williams Scandal

By Daniel Greenberg Brian Williams probably won’t forget this week anytime soon.  The NBC newsreader was suspended without pay because of the controversy over his mistaken claim that his helicopter had been hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq.  On the surface,...

The Valentine’s Day Effect?

By Dr. Chelsea Reid It’s that time of the year! The store aisles are lined with pink and red candy kisses, ooey-gooey greeting cards, and even stuffed gorillas singing your favorite love songs with the push of a button. Couples are scheduling dinner reservations and...